A new Android malware variant is posing as popular apps, stealing sensitive files and propagating further.
Experts from Zimperium revealed ClayRat, targeting primarily Russian users by spoofing popular Android apps such as WhatsApp, TikTok, Google Photos, or YouTube, distributed mostly through Telegram channels and standalone phishing sites. Through typosquatting, the phishing sites trick victims into thinking they’re visiting a legitimate page and then redirects them to Telegram channels where the malware is hosted.
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